Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
538 AM CDT Fri Sep 4 2026
TXZ012-042100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
538 AM CDT Fri Sep 4 2026
Date Fri 09/04/26 Sat 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 99 71 98 70 97
Temp 69 80 94 98 94 84 80 75 72 82 93 97 93 84 79 74 71 82 92 96 93
DewPt 61 59 55 52 53 56 59 60 61 62 58 55 54 57 57 58 59 61 57 55 54
Min/Max RH 21 69 25 66 25
RH 83 49 27 21 25 38 49 60 67 51 31 25 27 40 47 57 66 49 31 25 27
Wind Dir S S S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 9 8 5 10 12 13 13 11 10 9 9 11 13 13 11 9 8 8 9 12 13
Clouds FW CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 15 1 4 44 30 12 15 17 21 4 3 21 20 31 21 29 24 11 6 11 14
PoP 12HR 30 20 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 9 11 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 8
Vent Rate 5 17 69109 45 7 10 7 5 22 70114 80 8 9 7 6 24 82120106
T Wind Dir S SW S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 13 9 11 13 14 20 16 12 14 10 12 16 17 18 16 13 14 11 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 70 97 71 97 71 97 71 97
Temp 78 71 92 93 79 73 92 94 79 72 92 94 79 72 92 93
DewPt 57 59 57 54 57 59 58 54 56 58 57 53 56 58 56 53
Max/Min RH 68 25 64 25 61 24 61 24
RH 48 66 31 27 47 62 32 26 45 61 31 25 45 61 30 26
PWind Dir S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ016-042100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
538 AM CDT Fri Sep 4 2026
Date Fri 09/04/26 Sat 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 99 67 97 67 96
Temp 67 82 94 96 93 82 76 71 68 81 92 96 92 80 75 70 67 79 90 95 92
DewPt 57 58 53 52 54 57 58 59 60 61 57 54 56 58 59 59 60 61 58 55 55
Min/Max RH 23 77 25 77 26
RH 73 43 26 23 27 43 54 66 74 52 31 25 30 48 58 68 77 54 34 26 29
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SE S S S S SW SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 5 8 6 9 10 5 6 8 5 6 6 8 9 8 6 5 4 5 8 9 10
Clouds FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 16 6 19 51 31 35 43 21 13 3 2 44 54 64 41 30 30 15 9 28 20
PoP 12HR 30 20 5 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.05 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 10 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 9
Vent Rate 6 18 83 83 31 5 8 6 5 16 67 94 54 8 7 5 5 24 72 96109
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S SE S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 14 13 9 10 12 10 13 13 11 11 8 9 11 16 14 11 11 13 9 10 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 66 95 67 95 67 95 67 96
Temp 75 67 90 91 75 68 90 92 76 68 90 91 75 68 90 91
DewPt 58 59 57 55 58 60 58 55 57 59 57 54 57 59 57 54
Max/Min RH 77 27 77 26 74 25 74 25
RH 56 77 33 30 56 75 34 29 53 73 33 29 54 73 33 29
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ008-042100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
538 AM CDT Fri Sep 4 2026
Date Fri 09/04/26 Sat 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 103 74 103 73 102
Temp 75 84 96101 98 88 83 78 74 84 95100 98 88 82 77 73 85 95100 98
DewPt 62 61 56 54 55 57 61 62 63 63 59 56 55 57 59 60 62 62 58 55 54
Min/Max RH 20 69 22 67 22
RH 63 46 27 21 24 35 48 59 68 49 30 23 24 35 45 57 67 47 30 23 23
Wind Dir S S S SE S SE S S SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 4 4 4 9 10 10 12 8 5 6 8 10 11 9 8 6 4 5 8 10 11
Clouds FW CL FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 8 2 8 51 45 19 19 15 22 5 4 21 11 28 25 36 23 11 6 14 13
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 8 11 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 8
Vent Rate 4 15 59100 54 6 10 6 5 22 69 98 96 8 8 7 6 29 84 98105
T Wind Dir S SW S S SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 11 8 10 17 13 19 13 10 12 10 10 14 17 17 14 12 14 11 11 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 73 102 74 102 74 102 74 102
Temp 82 74 95 98 82 75 96 99 83 75 96 98 82 75 95 98
DewPt 59 62 58 55 59 61 58 54 58 60 57 53 57 60 57 54
Max/Min RH 66 22 61 21 59 21 60 21
RH 46 66 29 24 45 61 28 22 43 59 28 23 43 60 28 24
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ008-042100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
538 AM CDT Fri Sep 4 2026
Date Fri 09/04/26 Sat 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 100 73 100 73 99
Temp 75 82 93 97 95 86 81 77 74 82 92 97 95 86 81 76 73 83 92 96 95
DewPt 61 60 55 53 55 57 60 63 63 63 58 55 56 58 59 61 62 62 58 55 55
Min/Max RH 22 69 24 67 25
RH 65 47 29 23 26 37 50 62 68 51 33 25 28 38 48 59 67 50 32 26 26
Wind Dir S S SW SE S SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 6 6 5 9 10 11 13 11 8 8 6 10 11 11 10 9 6 6 8 10 11
Clouds FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 10 1 8 46 41 23 17 11 25 7 4 27 18 29 28 26 21 12 6 13 14
PoP 12HR 30 20 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 9 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 8
Vent Rate 4 16 62101 71 8 10 7 4 24 71103 86 8 9 7 6 25 76103113
T Wind Dir S SW SW S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 12 8 10 17 16 19 14 10 13 10 11 14 17 17 13 13 13 10 11 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 73 99 74 99 74 99 73 99
Temp 81 74 92 95 81 75 93 96 81 75 92 95 81 75 92 95
DewPt 59 62 58 55 59 61 58 54 58 60 57 54 58 60 56 54
Max/Min RH 66 25 61 24 60 24 59 24
RH 49 66 32 27 47 61 31 25 45 60 31 25 46 59 31 26
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ006-042100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
538 AM CDT Fri Sep 4 2026
Date Fri 09/04/26 Sat 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 98 66 98 66 96
Temp 67 82 94 97 93 80 75 70 67 81 93 96 92 80 75 70 66 80 92 95 92
DewPt 55 57 54 51 54 57 58 59 59 60 57 54 55 59 59 59 59 61 58 56 55
Min/Max RH 22 76 24 78 26
RH 63 43 26 22 27 45 55 68 76 49 30 24 28 49 58 69 77 52 33 27 29
Wind Dir S SW SW S S SE S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 9 11 13 9 8 8 5 6 9 11 11 10 8 6 5 6 11 12 12
Clouds FW FW CL SC SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 13 4 33 38 59 69 30 14 4 5 15 23 57 46 28 33 29 12 16 25
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 30 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 1 9 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 9 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 7
Vent Rate 5 17 92125 45 7 6 5 4 12 78115 81 8 7 7 5 19 88116 87
T Wind Dir S SW S S S SE S S SW SW S S SE SE S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 13 11 13 16 14 13 11 10 9 10 11 13 16 14 14 11 12 12 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 66 96 67 96 67 96 66 96
Temp 76 66 91 93 76 68 92 94 76 68 92 93 76 68 91 92
DewPt 58 59 58 54 57 58 58 54 57 58 58 54 56 58 57 54
Max/Min RH 77 25 72 25 70 25 72 25
RH 55 76 33 27 52 71 32 26 52 70 32 27 52 70 32 28
PWind Dir S S S SW S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5
$$
OKZ002-042100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
538 AM CDT Fri Sep 4 2026
Date Fri 09/04/26 Sat 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 101 68 100 67 99
Temp 73 83 95100 96 82 78 73 69 82 94 99 95 82 77 72 68 82 94 98 96
DewPt 59 60 56 54 55 59 60 62 62 62 59 56 56 59 60 61 61 62 59 56 55
Min/Max RH 22 79 24 78 24
RH 70 46 27 22 26 44 55 69 79 52 30 24 27 45 56 68 78 51 31 25 26
Wind Dir S S S S SE E SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 8 11 11 10 10 10 6 8 9 11 11 10 9 8 6 8 11 12 11
Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW SC FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 23 14 9 29 53 38 43 36 21 27 18 29 23 52 51 32 26 18 12 17 21
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 7 12 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 8
Vent Rate 5 20 57144 55 8 7 6 5 19 79117 81 7 6 6 6 23 94121103
T Wind Dir S SW S S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 14 9 13 16 16 14 13 12 12 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 16 13 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 68 100 69 100 68 100 68 99
Temp 78 69 95 97 79 70 96 97 79 70 96 97 78 70 94 95
DewPt 59 61 58 55 59 60 58 54 58 59 57 54 58 59 57 55
Max/Min RH 77 23 71 22 68 22 68 23
RH 53 76 29 25 51 71 28 24 49 68 27 24 51 68 29 26
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
Below is a weather element key for this product
Day 1 through 3...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
DewPt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Dir(8 point compass)...........20ft Wind Direction
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20ft Wind Speed
Clouds(CAT).........................Cloud Cover Category
Example: CL = Clear; FW = Few; SC = Scattered;
B1 = Mostly Cloudy; B2 = Considerable Clouds; OV = Overcast
Clouds(%)...........................Cloud Cover as a Percentage
PoP 12HR(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
QPF 12HR(IN)........................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
Type...
Rain...........Rain
Rain Shwrs.....Rain Showers
Tstms..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
Snow Shwrs......Snow Showers
Sleet..........Sleet
Flurries.......Flurries
Frzg Rain......Freezing Rain
Frzg Drzl......Freezing Drizzle
Coverage...
IS.............Isolated
SC.............Scattered
NM.............Numerous
O..............Occasional
S..............Slight Chance
C..............Chance
L..............Likely
WD.............Widespread
D..............Definite
AR.............Areas
PA.............Patchy
LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level
Haines(CAT).........................Haines Index
Mix Hgt(Thousands of FT AGL)........Mixing Height
Example: 6 = 6000 Feet; 12 = 12000 Feet; <1 = Less than 1000 Feet
Vent Rate(Thousands of KT-FT AGL)...Ventilation Rate
Example: 12 = 12,000 Feet; 120 = 120,000 Feet; <1 = Less than than 100 Foot
T Wind Dir(8 Point Compass).........Transport Wind Direction
T Wind Spd(MPH).....................Transport Wind Speed
RFTI................................Red Flag Threat Index
Category...
HS............Historically Critical
EX............Extremely Critical
CH............Critical - High
CL............Critical - Low
EL............Elevated
NO............None
Watch/Warning/Advisory...
Example: W = Warning; Y = Advisory; A = Watch
in effect for the indicated hour
Day 4 through 7...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
DewPt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20 FT. Wind Speed
Example: <15 = Less Than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or Greater
Avg Clouds(CAT).....................Average Cloud Cover Category
PoP 12HR(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
Weather...
See Day 1 through 3 Weather Descriptions